The Brazilian Association for the Institutional Cleaning Market (Abralimp), tells us that the 23rd Higiexpo - Fair of Products and Services for Hygiene, Cleaning & Environmental Preservation and the 24th Higicon - International Congress of the Professional Cleaning Market., being held from August 13rd to 15th in São Paulo, are set for success.

Some 11,000 people are expected to attend this combined exhibition, which will occupy about 3,000 square metres in the Yellow Pavilion of Expo Center Norte. Higiexpo alone has secured the participation of approximately 80 exhibitors, made up of chemical products manufacturers (sanitising, detergent, wax and others), machines and equipment (auto washers, vacuum cleaners), accessories (mops, dispensers, dosing equipment and others) sanitary papers and uniforms - providing a real showcase of products for professional cleaning. Additionally, distributution and cleaning service companies will be exhibiting.

The event is focused mainly at professional cleaning contractors, distributors and end users, in such sectors as industrial, hotel management, education, financial, retail and medical, amongst others.

"Apart from enabling people to do business, the event will provide an excellent networking opportunity whilst showing visitors that the production chain is in a moment of excellence in terms of quality and diversification of products," say the organisers. "The sector is the second largest employer in the country (behind only the construction sector), generating 1.5 million direct jobs in this process of social enclosure. The enterprises hire and train this labour force and make them leaders and managers."